![Dr Sarah-Louise Miller 🇺🇦 on X: "Some B-17s and B-24s had a ball turret like this one. The gunner would sit inside to help defend the underside of the aircraft. It was Dr Sarah-Louise Miller 🇺🇦 on X: "Some B-17s and B-24s had a ball turret like this one. The gunner would sit inside to help defend the underside of the aircraft. It was](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwE8-VYXgAAw6FH.jpg)
Dr Sarah-Louise Miller 🇺🇦 on X: "Some B-17s and B-24s had a ball turret like this one. The gunner would sit inside to help defend the underside of the aircraft. It was
![Air and Ground Crew Inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress Ball Turret Prior to Loading the Gun, Stock Photo, Photo et Image Droits gérés. Photo MEV-11950169 | agefotostock Air and Ground Crew Inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress Ball Turret Prior to Loading the Gun, Stock Photo, Photo et Image Droits gérés. Photo MEV-11950169 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/324bca6c77ee4eba6cb2506794f3be5d/mev-11950169.jpg)
Air and Ground Crew Inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress Ball Turret Prior to Loading the Gun, Stock Photo, Photo et Image Droits gérés. Photo MEV-11950169 | agefotostock
![In 1943, ball turret gunner Alan Magee's B-17 bomber was hit by flak and began to spin out of control. He fell over four miles without a parachute before crashing through the In 1943, ball turret gunner Alan Magee's B-17 bomber was hit by flak and began to spin out of control. He fell over four miles without a parachute before crashing through the](https://i.redd.it/18hwt9gmcxa81.jpg)
In 1943, ball turret gunner Alan Magee's B-17 bomber was hit by flak and began to spin out of control. He fell over four miles without a parachute before crashing through the
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